First speakers announced for Future Homes Conference 2024

The Future Homes Hub is staging the Future Homes Conference 2024 - Future Homes, One Plan: making exemplary development the norm - on the 4th of December at the QEII Conference Centre, London.

The conference will take stock of how we can work together to build high quality sustainable homes at the scale the country needs - reviewing progress, challenges, and solutions.

Deep dive discussions will cover the Future Homes Standard, nature recovery, water resilience, embodied carbon and sustainable placemaking.

The initial line up of speakers includes:

• Chris Stark - Head of the new Mission Control centre responsible for leading the Government’s Clean Power mission
• Beccy Speight - Chief Executive of RSPB
• Catherine Adams - Director of Building Systems and Net Zero at MHCLG
• Greg Jackson - Chief Executive at Octopus Energy
• David Thomas - Chair of the Future Homes Hub and Chief Executive at Barratt Developments

The conference will delve into how to support the Government’s target to deliver 1.5 million new homes alongside achieving the UK’s ambitious net zero and environmental goals.

Network with key stakeholders – homebuilders, local and national Government, HA’s, industry and the supply chain – to tackle these challenges head-on.  Gain practical advice and insights through specialist breakouts on the Future Homes Standard, embodied carbon, water efficiency, nature recovery and sustainable placemaking - discussing policy, challenges and solutions to delivering well-designed, climate-resilient homes.